Color Fun Fest 5K

Sleep Train Amphitheatre

In a Nutshell

Glowing neon under evening blacklights, vibrant powder showers down on runners during a 5K that ends in a finish-line celebration

The Fine Print

Promotional value expires Feb 28, 2016. Amount paid never expires.Limit 1 per person, may buy 4 additional as gifts. Valid only for option purchased. $10 event parking fee is applicable. $5 packet fee if picking up packet the day of the event.Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.

Choose Between Two Options

Both day and nighttime runs are offered. Multi-color stations are offered (rather than 1 color stations) which helps get participants more colorful.

Color Fun Fest

If the Color Fun Fest 5K & Carnival were televised, it might have viewers wondering if someone had messed with their TVs' color settings. That's because, at 1-kilometer intervals across the race course, staffers shower runners with neon powders, transforming them into a kind of collective stampeding rainbow, which is illuminated by powerful black lights during night waves. But participants won't find a pot of gold at the end of this rainbow or, for that matter, a podium: the 5K run is noncompetitive and doesn't track times. Instead, they'll step into a lively finish-line festival—with music during the run, vendors, and a DJ-led after party—where colors fly through the air and stopwatches are smashed like piñatas.

Runners get showered with over 10,000 pounds of color as they navigate a 1.8-mile course. They can run up to three times on two different courses on the same day for runners who prefer the day or night. After the run, participants can enjoy carnival attractions and high-energy EDM music, jugglers, face painters, balloons, carnival games, LED hoopers, and the famous Inflatable Village. All the proceeds from the carnival attractions benefit the nonprofit Just Care More foundation, which is committed to providing underprivileged kids a life-altering summer-camp experience.